The population of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago is around 16,000 people, dispersed across various communities and settlements. The region is mainly inhabited by indigenous peoples such as the Intuit and Inuvialuit.

The Aleutian Islands, part of Alaska, is an archipelago.

The Parry Channel is a natural waterway through the central Canadian Arctic Archipelago.

The Arctic Ocean occupies a roughly circular basin and covers an area of about 14,056,000 km2 (5,427,000 sq mi), almost the size of Russia.